From the author of the international bestseller The Book Thief and new novel Bridge of Clay.
"You're a bit of a lonely bastard, aren't you?" said Rube.
"Yeah," I answered, "I guess I am."
But Cameron Wolfe is hungry. He's sick of being the filthy, torn, half-smiling, half-scowling underdog.
He's finally met a girl.
He's got words in his spirit.
And now he's out to prove that there's nothing more beautiful than an underdog who's willing to stand up.
PRAISE FOR WHEN DOGS CRY

"The intersection of the characters is a real strength ... a story of family dynamics and coming of age" School Library Journal